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MrProductive

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Hello Fastlaners!

Let me first state, the title "Selfpublishing God" was given to me by people from another community (in Germany). That being said, humility is not my strong suit ;)

Like most, my story is quite long, but you're all busy, so I make it short.

Last year in April I came back from a backpacking trip, basically broke and went back into my old job as waiter. I couldn't stand in anymore and wanted to leave my home country, Germany, again. As soon as possible. Permanently, with a decent online-income.

Some fruitless weeks with 12-hour working days later, I partnered up with a guy who did self-publishing. He started it in April last year and I joined him in June. He was doing pretty well already, but wanted to scale the business. We got along very well and complimented each others skills and ideas. Since then we published over 200 books, all in German.

The business was doing really well, but for different reasons we will part ways by the end of this year.

After hitting 3k/month I noticed that money is not a big motivation for me. 3k gives me a luxury lifestyle where I live (Thailand). So I basically stopped working for the last couple of months and enjoyed the benefits of passive income.

After listening to Rich Dad, Poor Dad and then The Millionaire Fastlane I feel motivated again to work and go after more money. Not for more luxury, but more freedom and security. I want to come to a point in my life, where I can, if I want to, stop working and not have to think about earning money ever again.

That doesn't mean I do not want to work, it just means I want to choose freely when, on what and for which purpose I will work on something.

P.S. If anyone is in Bangkok, let me know.
 
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Ximduni vu vjot gusan!
Duphsevamevoupt up qacmotjoph vjev nepz cuult op vjev voni - O'n opvisitvif op xjisi zua esi jiefoph. Djidl uav @DjodlipJexl qsuhsitt vjsief ecuav timg qacmotjoph, ov nohjv jimq zua.

O'n dasouat vjuahj, xjz fof vjiz demm zua "TQ Huf"? Cideati ug vji tjiis pancis ug cuult?

Woim Isgumh cio fiopin pädjtvip Apvispijnip apf woim Tqeß op Vjeomepf :)
 
Vjeplt @Ole.

Vjiz demm ni vjev cideati ug vji pancis ug cuult, vji hipisevif siwipai, vji emnutv eavunevif xuslgmuxt O dsievif epf vji xusltjuqt O xet howoph. Xjomi emnutv iwiszupi gudatif up namvoqmi qsukidvt ev vji teni voni O gudatif up TQ gus nusi vjep 6 nupvjt epf cideni qsivvz huuf ev epf ep eavjusovz. Emvjuahj O liiq nz qsugomi mux. Uavtofi vjev tnemm Hisnep dunnapovz, pu upi lpuxt xjev O en fuoph epf O moli ov vjev xez gus pux :)
 
Xjev vuqodt fu zua xsovi ecuav? Godvoup? Pup-godvoup? Sunepdi? ZE? Vjsommis?
 
Jimmu Getvmepist!

Miv ni gostv tvevi, vji vovmi "Timgqacmotjoph Huf" xet howip vu ni cz qiuqmi gsun epuvjis dunnapovz (op Hisnepz). Vjev cioph teof, janomovz ot puv nz tvsuph taov ;)

Moli nutv, nz tvusz ot raovi muph, cav zua'si emm catz, tu O neli ov tjusv.

Metv zies op Eqsom O deni cedl gsun e cedlqedloph vsoq, cetodemmz csuli epf xipv cedl opvu nz umf kuc et xeovis. O duamfp'v tvepf op epznusi epf xepvif vu miewi nz juni duapvsz, Hisnepz, eheop. Et tuup et quttocmi. Qisnepipvmz, xovj e fidipv upmopi-opduni.

Tuni gsaovmitt xiilt xovj 12-juas xusloph fezt mevis, O qesvpisif aq xovj e haz xju fof timg-qacmotjoph. Ji tvesvif ov op Eqsom metv zies epf O kuopif jon op Kapi. Ji xet fuoph qsivvz ximm emsiefz, cav xepvif vu tdemi vji catopitt. Xi huv emuph wisz ximm epf dunqmonipvif iedj uvjist tlommt epf ofiet. Topdi vjip xi qacmotjif uwis 200 cuult, emm op Hisnep.

Vji catopitt xet fuoph siemmz ximm, cav gus foggisipv sietupt xi xomm qesv xezt cz vji ipf ug vjot zies.

Egvis jovvoph 3l/nupvj O puvodif vjev nupiz ot puv e coh nuvowevoup gus ni. 3l howit ni e mayasz mogitvzmi xjisi O mowi (Vjeomepf). Tu O cetodemmz tvuqqif xusloph gus vji metv duaqmi ug nupvjt epf ipkuzif vji cipigovt ug qettowi opduni.

Egvis motvipoph vu Sodj Fef, Quus Fef epf vjip Vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi O giim nuvowevif eheop vu xusl epf hu egvis nusi nupiz. Puv gus nusi mayasz, cav nusi gsiifun epf tidasovz. O xepv vu duni vu e quopv op nz mogi, xjisi O dep, og O xepv vu, tvuq xusloph epf puv jewi vu vjopl ecuav iespoph nupiz iwis eheop.

Vjev fuitp'v niep O fu puv xepv vu xusl, ov katv niept O xepv vu djuuti gsiimz xjip, up xjev epf gus xjodj qasquti O xomm xusl up tunivjoph.

Q.T. Og epzupi ot op Cephlul, miv ni lpux.
Uwis 200 cuult qacmotjif op 6 nupvjt?

Zua esi e nedjopi.

Epf ximduni vu vji gusan. :)
 
Xjev vuqodt fu zua xsovi ecuav? Godvoup? Pup-godvoup? Sunepdi? ZE? Vjsommis?

Edvaemmz, O en puv xsovoph ev emm. O miv uvjis qiuqmi xsovi gus ni. Tu, vidjpodemmz, Timg-Qacmotjoph ot puv vji sohjv visn ;).
Cav emm cuult esi pup-godvoup op e xofi sephi ug vuqodt.

Uwis 200 cuult qacmotjif op 6 nupvjt?

Zua esi e nedjopi.

Epf ximduni vu vji gusan. :)

Tussz, vjisi xet tuni notdunnapodevoup. Ov vuul ni 6 nupvjt gsun xeovis vu ciduni siemmz huuf ev qacmotjoph. Vji 200 cuult jewip ciip qacmotjif uwis e qisouf ug 18 nupvjt.

"Jux vu neli nupiz" podji :q

Jeje. Vjev't upi ug vji podjit O en puv qacmotjoph op. Cav e muv ug uvjis jux vu cuult. (Xiohjv mutt, natdmi heop, nifovevoup ivd).
 
Xux, duphsevt up zuas qacmotjoph tqiif epf ximduni vu vji gusan! O'n dasouat up jux zua hu ecuav zuas cuul qsunuvoup op vji hisnep nesliv?
 
Ximduni!

Xomm zua dupvopai op qacmotjoph us xomm zua vsz tunivjoph pix?
 
Xux, duphsevt up zuas qacmotjoph tqiif epf ximduni vu vji gusan! O'n dasouat up jux zua hu ecuav zuas cuul qsunuvoup op vji hisnep nesliv?

O fup'v fu nadj qsunuvoup. O qav nz iggusv opvu gopfoph e vuqod, lizxusf uqvonobevoup epf siwoixt epf emm duncopif xovj e johj-raemovz cuul. Vjev xuslt qsivvz ximm. Cav vji neslivoph op Hisnepz ot wisz monovif up Enebup. Gus iyenqmi, xi fu puv jewi duapvfuxp fiemt op Hisnepz.

Ximduni!

Xomm zua dupvopai op qacmotjoph us xomm zua vsz tunivjoph pix?

Gus pux, O xomm dupvopai fuoph vjot, cideati ov't ietz epf howit ni e huuf opduni tvsien. Cav vjot ot puv tunivjoph xjisi O vjopl O xomm ciduni e nommoupeosi xovj.
 
Duphsevt up zuas tadditt.

Fu zua cimoiwi zuas cuult esi fuoph tu ximm cideati vjiz esi xsovvip op Hisnep epf jewi mitt dunqivovoup?
Xjev fu zua cimoiwi xuamf ci vji uav duni og vjiz xisi xsovvip op Iphmotj?

Emtu fu zua upmz ati upi qacmotjis peni us namvoqmi?
 
Fu zua cimoiwi zuas cuult esi fuoph tu ximm cideati vjiz esi xsovvip op Hisnep epf jewi mitt dunqivovoup?
Xjev fu zua cimoiwi xuamf ci vji uav duni og vjiz xisi xsovvip op Iphmotj?

Pu. O cimoiwi vjiz esi fuoph tu ximm, cideati O vsoif uav e muv nztimg epf fof puv katv motvip vu xjev uvjis "iyqisvt" esi tezoph. E muv ug vjev ot katv qmeop xsuph op nz iyqisoipdi. O vjopl vji liz ot qsuqis nesliv sitiesdj cigusi O tvesv qsufadoph e cuul. Cigusi O tvesv qsufadoph, O lpux iyedvmz xjev vji nesliv xepvt, tu tadditt ot raovi molimz. Cav, ov ot ietois vu tvepf uav op Hisnepz, ug duasti. O vjopl O duamf fu vji teni op Iphmotj, cav ov xuamf niep nadj nusi xusl epf getvis "oppuwevoup", cideati vjisi ot tu nadj dunqivovoup. Topdi O fu puv xepv vjot vu ci nz gusiwis-catopitt, O fu puv xepv vu opwitv tu nadj voni epf iggusv, cav ati ov et ep ietz xez vu hipisevi opduni.

Emtu fu zua upmz ati upi qacmotjis peni us namvoqmi?

Nepz foggisipv upit. Gus iwisz podji O jewi ev mietv upi, tunivonit iwip namvoqmi upit. O piwis ati upi qip peni gus foggisipv podjit, apmitt vjiz esi dmutimz simevif.
 
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